The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-02-03
Washington letter.
: regular correspondent.

questions during the past week, some
OF which We're important, while others
were not so. Among them were the
fisheries trouble with Canada; wo-
man suffrage; pensions; the bill es-
tablishing Agricultural Experiment
Stations; the bill preventing mem
bers of Congress from acting as attor-
neys the Pluro-Pneumonia bill; the
River and Harbor bill, and several
of the other regular appropriation
bills.
The Woman Suffrage Association,
which has just closed its nineteenth
annual convention in this city, saw
the Senate remorsely vote down their
proposed suffrage amendment to the
Constitution. But sixteen Senators
voted in favor of the ladies, and that
was great victory for them. They
have repeatedly seen both houses of
Congress vote against the considera.
ton Of the proposed amendment, but
this is the first time they ever had Il
vote on the amendmentit itself.
A committee of twelve ladies, all
prominent in the suffrage movement,
called at.the White House to present
to the President written protest
against that portion of the Utah bill
which DISTINGUISHES the gentle women
OF Utah. The Mormons are already
disfranchised, male and female. The
President received the ladies gracious
ly, and spoke few words to each as
she was introduced to him. Several
of them made short arguments in ia
vor Of the rights of Utah women, to
what they had been allowed to exer-
else for fifteen years-the franchise
and urged the President to veto the
bill if it passes as it now reads. Mr..
Cleveland listened attentively, prom
ised to give the matter careful atten-
ton, and said he had supposed the
women of Utah did not care to vote
and did not vote when they had a
chance. He shook hands with each
lady again at parting, and after they
had been shown through the suite OF
parlors, the committee left the house
much pleased with the cordial manner
Of the Chief Magistrate.
1t looks as if there is really to be a
change in the Cabinet soon, and that
two of the best officials in the Treasu.
ry are to become president and vice
president of the new National Bank in
New York | refer to Secretary Man.
ming and to U. S. Treasurer, Mr. Jor
dan. Mr.. Manning declines to say
anything regarding the matter, but il
is generally belived that he will Offer
his resignation to take effect soon at
ter the adjournment Of Congress
The contemplated retirement of Treas
urer Jordan at that time is openly ac
knowledged.
While the President is compelled tC
regret parting with these officers, he
is quoted as saying that be did no
like to assume the responsibility o
standing in the way of what he term
ed their self-interest. The salary o
Mr.. Manning's new Office will be 500,
000-more than twice that of a Cabi
: net officer, and the position will no
5 require the continual strain necessar,
to fill the office of Secretary of the
Treasury. Besides the President anC
the Secretarys friends are CONSTANT,
r fearful that his health will again sue
! cumb to his present onerous duties.
7 There is clear case for veto il
r drag-net pension bill which has pass
? ed the House and Senate and now
, goes to the President, 1t provides
: that all persons who served three
months or more in the military or ma
val service of the United States in any
2 war, shall be pensioned at the rate O
2 So per month is they are unable tt
. earn a support because of physical Of
mental disability. Anything tC
spend the surplus" appears to be thu
motto of the Republicans of boil
branches of Congress. This measure
which was rushed through the Senate
> without roll-call, virtually creates ar
| annex to the Pension Bureau because
: it offers gratuities to disabled" ex
+ soldiers, without regard 10 any con
r nection between their service in th,
Y army and their present disability.
The bill would take unknown mil
] lions out of the Treasury if itbecame
! law, for it also provides at the rate o
: $40 per month for dependent relative
OF soldiers who are not able to provid,
e for them. This would be converting
the Federal Government INTO an in
stitution for dispensing outdoor re
iief," and encourage shiltlessnes
among class that might otherwise b,
self-supporting.
Her long Fast Ending.
WABASH, Ind, Jan. 80, 1SS7.-Mar,
Baker is dying. The fasting girl o
Monon White coI,ptv to-dov oor,